September 29, 2010

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Meg Whitman's campaign, hit today as only the campaign of a California self-funder could be by a TMZ report of a lawsuit from a former domestic employee, responds through spokeswoman Andrea Jones Rivera:

With the polls tied, it comes as no surprise that the morning after a successful debate for Meg that the sleaze machine of the political left is now focused on the politics of personal destruction. Gloria Allred is a shameful manipulator and the timing of today’s news conference so close to the election should serve as a warning to Californians that they are witnessing dirty political smears at their worst.

The campaign points to a $150 contribution from Allred to Jerry Brown's '06 Attorney General campaign, a bit of a thin reed, and more convincingly to a (dismissed) suit against Arnold Schwarzenegger by a stuntwoman during the '03 campaign.

I'm not sure why the facts suggest that Allred is playing politics, rather than trying to get some headlines and some leverage for her client.

A campaign spokesman declined to comment on whether there had been settlement talks.

UPDATE: A lawyer e-mails to disagree with my analysis: "By making the matter public, she gave up her client's real leverage."

NEWS FROM THE FUTURE
Sacramento, CA.
Oct. 28, 2010
After realizing, she probably wasn't going to be able to buy the California governorship, after investing $733,752,898.02 of her own money in her campaign, Republican canidate Meg Whitman, decided to buy the state of California, and list the entire state on E-bay.
Asked to comment on her decision to buy and list the state on E-bay, Whitman replied: "I never really wanted to be governor anyway. All I was interested in was proving that the free market system works".
After a quick glance at bidding on E-bay, there seems to be somewhat of an intense bidding war going on between China, Japan and South Korea. China has already said, that with all the money they have invested in the US, they have no intention of letting anyone outbid them, and hopefully they won't lose out in the last 1/100 of a second of bidding time.
Several other countries were involved in the early bidding, a lot of them hoping to improve on their third world status. Most of them have already dropped out after realizing that California's debt exceeded the entire wealth of their country.
When asked why she didn't list the state as a "Buy it Now" item, Whitman replied: "With all the money I had invested, I didn't want to take the risk of not being able to recoup all my investment and make a quick profit, which after all, is what the free market is about". Her next sentence was barely audible, something about, damn liberals, stupid latinos, moon beams, doing the country a big favor, or something to that effect.
Several billionaires and huge corporations were asked if they might join in the bidding. They said they would rather wait until the rest of the country was up for bid and do their bidding through congress, the old fashioned way.
Phineas T Filibuster, CEO, CFO, XKE, LTD, BMW, PHD, MD, DDS, BA, BD, BVD, DCCC, DLC, RNC, AC, DC, ELO, ESQ and janitor

Remember when Gloria Allred brought up some stuntwoman who claimed Arnold Schwarzeneger had sexually harrassed her right before the election when he was running? Of course the accusations never went anywhere just like they won't go anywhere this time. It's just a skeezy old bottom feeder's way of trying to distort the election.

What Ben Smith hides from readers:
The lawyer attacking Republican Whitman, Gloria Allred, is a high-profile Dem Party activist, with 18 campaign contributions on record--all to Democrats. Including a max $2,300 one to Obama.
Even a 1-minute search of FEC records shows this.
Ben, you simply can't get away with this kind of "journalism" any more.

GLORIA ALRED IS SUCH A MONEY HUNGRY MEDIA HOUND THAT SHE MUST BE FEELING NEGLECTED AND THERE IS NO YOUNG GIRLS TO EXPLOIT SHE FOUND SOME THING! THIS LOUSY CALIFORNIA LAWYER SIT BY JESEE DUGARD SO CALLED FATHER WHO WAS NEVER THERE FOR LIFE AND CLAIMED HIS PARENTSHIP WHEN SHE CAME IN LIME LIGHT! SHAME ON YOU GLORIA TO ENCOURAGE SUCH IDIOTS!

I think we have to give Meg Whitman’s the benefit of the doubt.
She claims she was duped by her housekeeper and I believe her. At least there’s nothing so far to prove she knew her housekeeper of 9 years was in the country illegally.
Of course, once she found out she did the right thing.
She fired her. Right?
Then she reported her to the Immigration authorities like all good citizens should do.
What’s that? She didn’t?
You mean she knew her housekeeper was here illegally using false papers, false social security card, false drivers license?? But she didn’t say anything to anyone. Just let her go?
I always thought that if you know someone is breaking the law its your civic duty to report them so that they can’t continue to commit the offense again.
If you just let them go on their merry way and end up duping some other employer isn’t what I call “good citizenship”
What’s that all about, Meg???
This whole illegal immigration problem is caused by people who turn a blind eye

Isn't it interesting that Allred just conveniently ends up with a high profile candidate just before every signficant election? Who just coincedentally has connections with one of the candidates, the one that she's probably voting against?
I have no idea whether or not Whitman's conduct with her employee was by the book, but I am completely convinced that Allred is nothing but an opportunist that tries to make a buck while she's trying to influence elections.
She makes ambulance chasers look ethical and hardworking.

Gloria Alred is a liar. She has smeared Meg Whitman in this very cynical way believing in the stupidity of the public. She will, as will most of her political class, be quite surprised that their elitist assumptions about the American people are only wishful thinking on their part. The elections in November will make clear that in order to compete in the arena of ideas Allred and her ilk will actually have to think through their ideas and justify them rather than merely wear them to enhance their self image and their image to each other. The Social Security documents are correctly completed and provide no indication that Whitman had any idea that her housekeeper was an illegal alien. Alred's use of them as such proof is completely disingenuous.

Good ol' Gloria Allred, Miss Media Ho, Question to ask: Was this attack brought on by Jerry Brown?
Brown was a loser as a governor, I'm a native of CA. and knows what he did to this state. Do we really need a patsy again. Our state is already in the toilet.

Good ol' Gloria Allred, Miss Media Ho, Question to ask: Was this attack brought on by Jerry Brown?
Brown was a loser as a governor, I'm a native of CA. and knows what he did to this state. Do we really need a patsy again. Our state is already in the toilet.

The SS letter seen by Whitman's husband is about the mismatch. Correct it for the benefit of the employee. That same letter warned employer that " this does not mean your employee is an illegal alien, it might be a mistake, don't fire her or it is a violation of state and federal law"
Allred claimed that Whitman knew Nicky is illegal, that contradicts what the letter said. She should be sued for defamation .